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Monday, August 27, 2007

Moving closer to thesis

I wonder how close you can get to 'thesis' before writing it. I'm now so close that the only thing separating me and thesis is this blog post. Since coming back from parenting leave, I presented my research at a Postgraduate Seminar day at CCR, submitted a journal article to M/C and an abstract to the annual cultural studies conference at the end of the year. At a recent meeting with my supervisors I went over a fleshed out thesis structure/outline and I guess they pretty much validated my approach enough that I really have no excuse but to write. I've either got sufficient back story developed, or I've run out of time. Either way it's time to get down to it. So today, Monday, I'm going to start one thesis chapter. It's not at the beginning and it's not at the end. It's somewhere in the middle...

haha oh the joys of procrastination.. and then you start writing and find a whole new world of ways to avoid actually having to consisley articulate your argument in a polished written form ... my particular favourite being a big header of Draft on anything I send to the supers. hope to catch up for a coffee sometime soon :)

It's good to kick start your thesis with the right kind of inspiration. In my case I turn to a thesis help desk to keep me on point in my research outline. With all the work you've done at this point, I bet it felt really rewarding!